Cats have high level of harmful-to-humans organims in natural "ecosystem" in the mouth. A cat bite can be dangerous. A cat bit my hand once, and I practicaly watched the infection walk up my arm for a few hour until the ER nuked it with antibiotic.

That all said, I have had cats for 55 years and have yet to be damaged by one of them to the point where I needed a doctor. Lots of scratches though. Cannot recall the last bite that broke the skin (the girl nibbles lightly at my elbow to wake me up in the morning).

The big guy in my lap has the sweetest disposition of any cat I have ever had. His wide eyed exuberance combined with his insatiable curiosity have led to many rolling-on-the-floor laughing moments, and he just turned one year old.

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Had dogs as a kid, but cats have been part of my household for over forty years - a total of seven - usually two at time with one designated the main cat and the other the auxiliary cat. They've all had distinct personalities, and been affectionate, clever, and useful, skillfully dispatching any scorpion that gets into the house.

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And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
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And Eternity in an hour.--Wm. Blake

Cats have high level of harmful-to-humans organims in natural "ecosystem" in the mouth. A cat bite can be dangerous. A cat bit my hand once, and I practicaly watched the infection walk up my arm for a few hour until the ER nuked it with antibiotic.

Same with bears, in case your name Grizzly Adams. Ha ha.

Whenever I get scratched by one of my cats, within minutes the affected area starts itching. Lasts from a few minutes to over an hour. I've heard its because of an infection as well.

My cats are cuter than your grandkids!

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Cats have high level of harmful-to-humans organims in natural "ecosystem" in the mouth. A cat bite can be dangerous. A cat bit my hand once, and I practicaly watched the infection walk up my arm for a few hour until the ER nuked it with antibiotic.

Same with bears, in case your name Grizzly Adams. Ha ha.

Whenever I get scratched by one of my cats, within minutes the affected area starts itching. Lasts from a few minutes to over an hour. I've heard its because of an infection as well.

From that show "Cat from Hell" the guy on there always warns about cat bites and stuff because of the diseases you might pick up.

Cats have high level of harmful-to-humans organims in natural "ecosystem" in the mouth. A cat bite can be dangerous. A cat bit my hand once, and I practicaly watched the infection walk up my arm for a few hour until the ER nuked it with antibiotic.

Same with bears, in case your name Grizzly Adams. Ha ha.

Whenever I get scratched by one of my cats, within minutes the affected area starts itching. Lasts from a few minutes to over an hour. I've heard its because of an infection as well.

From that show "Cat from Hell" the guy on there always warns about cat bites and stuff because of the diseases you might pick up.

Roofer - most personal relationship ever with a dog
Cassie - sheltie who immediately whimpered over to me years later
Mystique - very wierd, the david byrne of dogs, 12 years old and still ready to fight racoons

And personally neither... don't own any pets... sometimes I philosophize that owning other species falls into the slightly weird category... owning humans isn't cool (anymore... yet mortgages are totally acceptable.) But I'm probably just more allergic to responsibility than cats or dogs.

I'm more of a plant person... they move way slower than cats, don't run away and get "lost"(stolen/eaten) like dogs... and you can sell their carcasses after you kill them... hello, agriculture...

And tho I don't own pets, I wind up playing with friends' pets at their places more than they do... they're so fluffy! Dogs freaking love me... cats are too cool to admit they do...

Darla admits it... instant karma... I make this post, then go over to my friends' house, within two minutes beautiful miss Darla curls up on my chest...

I like both. Dogs are good people who need constant maintenance. Cats are beautiful women, who are low maintenance, who give me their time when they're in the mood. I own neither but live in the country and have neighbor dogs that come over to hang out, either because they like me or I keep treats in the house. Not sure which. Few neighbor cats, they supply the food chain up here. Wish I had some to control the gophers.

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